Du Quoin Police blotter

The following information was obtained from the Du Quoin Police Department. Note that arrests and charges are allegations only, not findings of guilt.

Monday, April 2

3:43 a.m. Amy Halstead, 33, of Du Quoin, was charged with driving a 2006 Chev HHR northbound in the 100 block of South Washington when she fell asleep and lost control striking a utility pole and then the front of a building owned by David Searby and finally a road sign before coming to a stop. Halstead was transported to Marshall Browning Hospital for treatment. She then posted $100 cash bond and her driver's license on charges of improper lane usage and driving under the influence of drugs.